Eckersley in Champion County squad
Published: 07 February 2013

Leicestershire wicket-keeper Ned Eckersley completes the MCC squad for the Champion County trip to the UAE in March, joining the likes of Rahul Dravid and Shaun Tait in a team captained by Dale Benkenstein.

Eckersley is the final name in a 13-man tour party which takes part in the Emirates Airline t20 competition in Dubai before playing reigning County Champions Warwickshire in a day-night, first-class match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Eckersley is a graduate of the MCC Young Cricketers scheme who joined Leicestershire after finishing his spell at Lord's in 2010.

He has been a regular with the gloves for the East Midlands county since making his debut in 2011, playing 23 first-class matches, 12 list A games and 14 t20 fixtures.

The 23-year-old has made two first-class centuries in his career to date and has an average of 32.94. Eckersley has also played t20 cricket in Zimbabwe.

MCC Squad

Name

Team

Dale Benkenstein (captain)

Durham

Jimmy Adams

Hampshire

Joe Denly

Middlesex

Rahul Dravid (t20 only)

Rajasthan Royals & India

Simon Kerrigan

Lancashire

Dawid Malan

Middlesex

Sam Northeast

Kent

Steve Kirby

Kent

Alan Richardson

Worecestershire

Shaun Tait (t20 only)

Rajasthan Royals & Australia

Peter Trego

Somerset

James Middlebrook

Northamptonshire

Ned Eckersley

Leicestershire

Itinerary

Date

Match

Location

Thu 21 & Fri 22 March

Emirates Airline t20

Dubai

Sun 24 - Wed 27 March

MCC v Warwickshire

Abu Dhabi

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